You’ve probably noticed that there are different endings depending on whether you are referring to a male or female subject. In German, nouns are either feminine, masculine, or neuter. The word ‘the’ is :

‘die’ before feminine words,

‘der’ before masculine words,

and ‘das’ before neuter words.

Die,der,das. When learning new words, it’s a good idea to memorize if the word uses die, der, or das.Examples: